Main celebrities are working behind the scenes to safe outstanding appearances on the upcoming Democratic Nationwide Conference … however the Kamala Harris marketing campaign is not accommodating everybody … for worry of creating the DNC really feel too Hollywood.
Sources with direct information inform TMZ … the Harris-Walz marketing campaign needs to be good about superstar involvement, and is working exhausting to keep away from the Chicago-based DNC being painted as a “Hollywood liberal elite” occasion.
Our sources say the marketing campaign feels Hillary Clinton gave celebrities too massive a platform again in 2016 and it backfired on her … and so they do not wish to overdo the Hollywood facet to the purpose the place it turns off on a regular basis of us.
In different phrases, it is NOT the extra the merrier so far as superstar appearances are involved. As a substitute, our sources say the DNC and the Harris-Walz marketing campaign are being extra strategic and selective … and choosing their spots with celeb audio system and performers that make sense.
It’s going to be attention-grabbing to see who will get invited to the DNC when the mud settles .. our sources say plans are nonetheless being finalized and tons of massive artists are vying for conference slots and their very own marketing campaign occasions with Harris and Walz.
When President Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed Harris, we’re advised her folks had been flooded with inquiries from A-list celebs and musicians trying to become involved in her marketing campaign and the DNC.
However, with issues about turning the DNC right into a Hollywood manufacturing, it sounds just like the Harris-Walz marketing campaign goes to must make some powerful selections … and switch a number of celebs away.
We reached out to the Harris For President marketing campaign, and senior spokesperson Adrienne Elrod tells TMZ … “We are living in the most personalized media environment ever, so it’s crucial we are leveraging the unparalleled excitement around this historic ticket by doing everything we can to break through to the voters who will decide this election.”
Elrod provides … “Celebrities bring new voters into the fold by speaking authentically to their fan bases about the election and the issues at stake in ways only they can.”
We do know John Legend will probably be a part of this system, although we do not know if he’ll be talking or performing.
Regardless of all of the Hollywood love, do not count on to see Taylor Swift or Beyoncé on the DNC … Taylor’s touring abroad on the identical time and our sources strongly doubt there will be an in-person Bey efficiency on the DNC or a marketing campaign rally.
